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I wish to share one of my experiences with you all this Thursday. During the 5th year of my married life in 1993, my inlaws were facing some serious problems in Hyderabad and my husband ( we are in Madras) made a casual remark that they used to perform Satyanarayana Pooja in his parents place every year as a custom and since long it was not being done. Then I suggested to him that we can restart that custom since he is the eldest son and that the same would protect the entire family. Since then, we have started performing Satyanarayana Pooja in our house at Madras every year and no one knows about this background of the Pooja in our house.

In 2002, I prayed that we would perform the Pooja twice that year since some problems cropped up. But, due to a lot of financial problems we could not perform the Pooja even for once. Infact, it slipped off my mind and we continued to have lot many problems, which we never had earlier in the house.

On one day in May 2003 after the Vaisakha Pournima, my servant (whom we employed in feb’02) by name Saraswati told me that she had a dream the previous night and that the ‘tata’(grand father) in the photo in my hall came wearing a long shirt alone and with a ‘kombu’ (stick) in the hand and moving the ‘kombu’ said “inform your employer to perform Satyanarayana Pooja on three consecutive pournimas (full moon days) . I will protect the family ”. She got confused and asked him “which employer?” Then the TATA replied ‘ the telugu family’ and the dream ended.

I was shocked to hear this and then confirmed that it was a reminder of my duty sent to me thru her. Then I gave a brief about Baba to her and from Jun’03 to Aug’03 i.e., Jyeshta, Ashadha and Sravana Pournamis we have performed the Poojas fasting till the evening. Unexpectedly, my inlaws too joined us on the third pooja occasion on their way to Tirupati. Then on, the problems got settled one after the other.

My servant’s luck is unimaginable that she got Baba’s Darshan even before she knew anything about Baba.

In 1984, once I accompanied my mother from Hyderabad to Nizamabad for a weekend where my sister was working. We got in to the ladies coach of Manmad express at Sec’bad station and found one young lady with her two sons sitting opposite to us. On enquiry, we came to know that she was going to Shirdi. Throughout our journey for nearly 4 hours she narrated, with wet eyes, to us a lot of leelas of Baba and also her own experiences. We were very much moved by her experiences. Especially the one which I still remember is this:

She and her husband are railway employees. She was in the office while he was in the station in the very same Sec’bad. He was boarding a train and it moved suddenly and he fell down partly on the track and partly between the track and the platform. Since she was working very much nearby, she rushed to the spot and he was taken to the Railway hospital which is in a couple of kms distance. The chance of survival would have been a big zero had it been in any other case. Anyone can guess what happens when one falls under a moving train. But Baba devotees experience a different thing altogether. He survived but with major fractures and injuries and was bedridden for long and was gradually recovering. After coming to consciousness her husband told her that he has seen Baba hugging him tight before he became unconscious at the time of accident. Since then the lady whom we met started visting Shiridi once a year along with the kids that Baba had saved her Husband – the head of her family. This trip has made a strong imprint in my mind and heart about Baba. ]

Baba is very very great...there are no words to describe His greatness. The word 'great' itself seems to be insufficient.Baba's leelas are amazing. He comes to the rescue of His devoteesand saves us from so many problems.It is only because of Baba's grace that he was saved. Baba is there.everywhere. He is always watching us and guiding us.He is awesome.By reading ur post, my faith in Baba has become more firm that HE isalways there fot each of us.May Baba bless all of us and be with each of us.JAI SAI RAM!!!

Recently I went to Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) – known as Dakshina Kailasam to take part in Lalitha Laksha Archana along with two of my friends which we were planning to attend since May 06. The Family who have performed this pooja have fixed it to be on Aswayuja Pournami – 07.10.06.

I prayed to Sai that,

· My husband should permit me for this since it takes five days including the journey time.· He should finance my trip whole heartedly. · My daughter’s exams should not clash with the trip dates (otherwise my trip will be cancelled)· My health should permit me by all means thatis from one week before the date of journey till I come back i.e., till 10.10.06· My two friends who accompanied me should feel satisfied fully since I was leading the trio of us.· Baba should be with me throughout the trip and make it a grand success.

On the day when we were to leave for Srisailam, my return journey was to be rescheduled via Hyderabad since there was a good news and I was to attend a function at my Sis’ place (Hyd) on 08.10.06 evening and take a train on 9th noon to reach back my home (Chennai) on 10th morning and my friends would go back directly from Srisailam to Chennai. Everything went on extremely well and all the three of us felt Baba’s presence at every stage of our journey.

The host family has planned Rudra Homam the same day i.e., 7th Oct from 4 pm to 11.30 pm after the Lalitha laksha archana. So I originally planned to leave for Hyd’bad on 08 th morning to attend the evening part of the function at Hyd. After the Pooja Lalitha Laksha Archana)on 7 th noon, while we were having our prasad –lunch, suddenly something has started driving me to leave for Hyd. And I did not know how to express this to my friends since I myself was not knowing the reason and getting confused.

I was becoming too restless. Finally I told my friends my confusion and that I should rush to Hyd and I should check up the availability of bus soon after we finish our lunch. They were surprised at my sudden decision and told me to stay for the Homam, sticking to the original plan but in vain. We came to the room. They said we‘d check the bus availability, come back to the room and take my luggage. I initially nodded but within a minute, involuntarily packed my luggage and said I can board the bus if available instead of coming back all the way – actually our choultry is hardly in a 2 to 3 minute walk from bus stop.

I continued to be restless till we reached the bus stand and from a distance we saw a bus to Hyd ready to leave. It was 3.00 pm then and that should be the last bus if I can board since other buses would reach Hyd only after 11.00 pm which is not safe. I apologized and thanked my friends and boarded the bus and reached my Sis’ place by 10.15 pm and learnt that they were badly in need of me for assistance since both the proposed functions were clubbed and would be in the morning of 8th itself. But they did not want to inform me since it might disturb my Pooja schedule.

Adding to this, after I reached my home in Chennai, my friends told me that the Homam which I thought I missed was postponed due to some reasons and that I did a right thing in leaving for Hyd.Had I stayed back in Srisailam, I would have missed the function at Hyd as well as the Homam and my Sis would have faced a lot of inconvenience due to my absence.

In 2003, on 7 Thursdays (signifying Saptaham) I wanted to feed atleast one Athithi after my Pooja and to have my lunch only after feeding the Athithi. From where I can get an Athithi (guest) ? So I told my maid Saraswati to positively come on these Thursdays to dine at my home. By the time she finishes her work in my house and attends to the work in one Maami’s place it would be 11.30 am. So she said she will come directly from that Maami’s place to have lunch. First week she could not come. But one Sastriji (Purohit) came from one of the near by villages of Chennai and was going from house to house for Bhiksha / money. He had lunch at our house and I felt blessed. From next Thursday onwards, Saraswati came regularly and had lunch in time so that I would not delayed for my lunch.

On the last Thursday, she said she would be a little late since she wants to bathe and light deepam and do pooja in her house and take the Baba Prasadam in my house and she did it. In the afternoon at 4 pm she came to my house and told me that on her way back after her lunch, some thing pressed her foot and that was a Baba Ring made in silver; quite big and heavy too – should be gents’. She searched and didn’t find anyone over there it seems.

It was so big that Baba’s picture was very clearly moulded on it. I told her that Baba came to her since she took Baba prasad consecutively for 6 weeks, though it was like an extra work (extra trip to my house) for her. She insisted that I should have it with me for some time, do pooja and return to her. I took the ring from her and cleaned it and did Abhishekam with milk on Friday and returned it to her the next Wednesday and she installed it in her pooja on Thursday.

Another miracle of this incident is I could do all the 7 Thursdays consecutively without any break.

Wonders happen at his presence. When our father BABA is with us, he direct us to do good things. We are blessed souls in this soil to be BABA childrens. All the miracles says that he is always with us to save his childrens. He is our Father. BABA shower us with all miracles. May our father be with us all.Thank you BABA. We love you.IF you trust in our Father SAIBABA, you will not be let down at any point.

I was referring to Saraswati in my earlier posts. Originally she was aware of Satya Sai Baba only, and she some how didnot like to worship him, as she told me. She came to me in Feb'02. When she saw Baba photo in my hall, she thought that it was the photo of either our family gurus or one of our ancestors with great achievements. After she was blessed with Swapna Darshana, I gave her a brief about Baba and gave her a picture of Baba which she pasted on the wall near her pooja corner in her house. Later, her elder son (who was idle at home discontinuing his sudies in 8th std.) has decided to go for work and there was a lot of change in him and he started to help his parents. This boy became a Baba devotee and visits Baba's temple every Thursday on his way back home.

In 2003, my daughter Sai bought an idol of (metal) Baba during our trip to Tirupati and we gave it to Saraswati. She started worshipping. She found a lot change in her domestic harmony. She says, even if the problems were there, her attitude towards the problems has changed totally. She Said to me "Baba irukumbodu ennakku edukku kavalai. Ellaam avaraye pattukkattum. Utta ippove poyi Shiridi ile Okkandukuven" (when Baba is there why should I worry. Let him take care of all the things. If allowed, I will go now itself and sit in Shirdi).

Later she has experienced several miracles - almost once in every week. With all your permission, I shall post them all one after the other.